Where does “klebēn” come from?

klebēn (Old High German) comes from Proto-West Germanic klibēn, from Proto-Germanic klibāną, from Proto-Indo-European gleybʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European gley-, from Proto-Indo-European gel- — to be cold, to freeze.

klebēn (Old High German): to stick; cleave

Definitions

  1. to stick; cleave

Ancestry of “klebēn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicklibēnto stick, to adhere
2Proto-Germanicklibānąto stick, to adhere
3Proto-Indo-Europeangleybʰ-to stick
4Proto-Indo-Europeangley-to glue, paste, stick together; to glue, stick...
5Proto-Indo-Europeangel-to be cold, to freeze

Words derived from “klebēn”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gley- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gleybʰ- →